Characterization of thin titanium oxite films for ISFET application / Caracterização de filmes finos de oxido de titanio obtidos atraves de RTP par aplicação em ISFETs

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2008

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This work presents the characterization of thin titanium oxide films as potential dielectric to be applied in ion sensitive field effect transistors. The films were obtained through rapid thermal oxidation and annealing of titanium thin films of different thicknesses deposited by Ebeam evaporation on silicon wafers. These films were analyzed by Ellipsometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy and Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy. The final thicknesses of the thin films, roughness, surface grain countors, refractive indexes and oxigen concentration depend on the oxidation and annealing temperature. Structural characterization showed the presence of other oxides such Ti2O3, an interfacial SiO2 layer between the dielectric and the substrate and the anatase crystalline phase of TiO2 films besides the mainly found crystalline phase rutile. Electrical characterizations were obtained through I-V and C-V curves of Al/Si/TiOx/Al capacitors. These curves showed that the films had high dielectric constants between 12 and 33, interface charge density about 1010/cm2 and leakage current density about 1 and 10-4 A/cm2. Field effect transistors were made in order to analyze IDxVDS and log IDxBias curves. Early tension value of -1629V, ROUT value of 215MO and slope of 100mV/dec were calculated for the TiOx thin film thermally treated with 960°C. The TiOx thin film thermally treated with 600°C was successfully tested as pH sensor through adapted C-V measurements, which showed shifts in the VFB according to the H+ concentration in tested solutions

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thin film isfet rtp oxido de titanio filmes finos titanium oxide ph sensor sensores

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